Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 19.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Braid Drive area has the 21st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Beltinge , and the 165th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Braid Drive (CT6 5DZ) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% higher than the Beltinge average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Braid Drive (CT6 5DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wyatt Crescent, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cooper Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Braid Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Augustines Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wye Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cooper Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wyatt Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parkland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Augustines Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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